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16Jan

How do Psychoanalytic Therapy and Attachment Theory Work Together?

Christian Howes

attachment, psychoanalysis, typesoftherapy

Therapists

Psychoanalytic psychotherapist Christian Howes explores how psychoanalysis and attachment theory work together in the therapy room
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19Jul

What Would Freud Think of Cancel Culture?

Ana Mootoosamy

celebrity, culture, psychoanalysis, psychology, shame, society, technology

Therapists

Many careers are made and destroyed online, with the arrival of the phenomenon known as “cancel culture”. Psychotherapist Dr Ana Mootoosamy explains Sigmund Freud’s concept of the superego and how it might drive some of our online behaviour
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04Apr

OMG! WTH? What Do All These Therapy Acronyms Mean and What’s Right for Me?

Ana Mootoosamy

cbt, psychoanalysis, psychodynamic, typesoftherapy

Therapists

Finding a therapist can be complicated by some of the names – EMDR, CBT, ACT, DBT etc. Psychotherapist Dr Ana Mootoosamy has a rough guide for simplifying the types of therapy
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29Dec

Healing and the Role of a Therapist: What Fracturing My Arm Taught Me

Ajay Khandelwal

body, health, psychoanalysis

Therapists

When psychotherapist Dr Ajay Khandelwal fractured his arm, he learnt about different mechanisms of healing. Here he wonders what this means for the therapy process and the different roles of a therapist.
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09Nov

Elon Musk and Free Speech: A Psychoanalytic Perspective

Ajay Khandelwal

celebrity, psychoanalysis, society

Therapists

Elon Musk has recently purchased Twitter, his views on free speech being a seemingly key motivator in his decision. Psychoanalytic psychotherapist Ajay Khandelwal explores the difference between uncensored speech and free speech.
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08Jul

Addiction: A Psychoanalytic Cure

Giovanni del Vecchio

addiction, identity, psychoanalysis, society

Therapists

Addiction is less about the substance, and more about what is driving the addict to get their 'hit'. Psychoanalytic psychotherapist Giovanni del Vecchio explores the impact of childhood and the importance of social structures.
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21Nov

Why Psychoanalysis is Still Relevant Today

Ben Crawshaw

psychoanalysis, therapy

Therapists

Psychoanalysis with a psychoanalytic therapist can help relieve long-term mental health issues, says psychotherapist Ben Crawshaw
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12Jun

Psychoanalysis Helped Me Understand Myself Better

Paul

experienceoftherapy, psychoanalysis, typesoftherapy

Mind

His reaction to his girlfriend's pregnancy helped Paul see that something was wrong, so he found a psychoanalyst to help him understand himself better
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29Sep

What Psychoanalysis is Trying to Achieve

Jane Goldberg

identity, psychoanalysis, self, therapy

Mind

Psychoanalyst Jane Goldberg explains the often painful experience of psychoanalysis, and how it can help uncover who you really are
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12Feb

​Susie Orbach’s new Radio 4 series In Therapy

Welldoing

psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, therapy

Mind

Psychoanalyst Susie Orbach presents an insightful view of five different client-therapist relationships in her Radio 4 series, In Therapy
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